Head-to-head comparison across 1benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
GPT-4.1 mini
46
Grok Code Fast 1
40
Pick GPT-4.1 mini if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Grok Code Fast 1 only becomes the better choice if coding is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.
Coding
+47.2 difference
GPT-4.1 mini
Grok Code Fast 1
$0.4 / $1.6
$0.2 / $1.5
80 t/s
172 t/s
0.76s
2.81s
1M
256K
Pick GPT-4.1 mini if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Grok Code Fast 1 only becomes the better choice if coding is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.
GPT-4.1 mini is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 46 to 40. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
GPT-4.1 mini is also the more expensive model on tokens at $0.40 input / $1.60 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.20 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens for Grok Code Fast 1. GPT-4.1 mini gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for Grok Code Fast 1.
GPT-4.1 mini is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 46 to 40. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Verified, where the scores are 23.6% and 70.8%.
Grok Code Fast 1 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 70.8 versus 23.6. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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